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Caraval by Stephanie Garber

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aureolyn's review against another edition

5.0

I may have found myself a new favorite author. How enchanting and bewitching. It truly felt as if we also entered into the game and were players too—never truly knowing what was real and what wasn’t. As if the magic of Caraval was seeping out of the book and enveloping us too.

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jonghyun4life's review

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adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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britmpower's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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nclausel25's review

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adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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olma's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I enjoy the world of Caraval, although the main character leaves something to be desired. Given her history, her fears and anxieties are understandable, but after hindering the plot time and again and listening to her question every single thing, it gets old.

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finini's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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readwithria's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Caraval was a fun time, but I think I had more fun because of who I was reading it with.

I buddy read this book with two friends, and we had such a fun time talking about theories and laughing about how often we were wrong! I loved chatting with them about the book, and chatting with them helped me figure out my feelings about the book.

I had a great time reading the first two-thirds, but the last act was a lot to handle. I don't fully understand how the means and the ends were connected, and there were so many secrets that came out of left field that the chaos ended up feeling slightly underwhelming. I might have missed some foreshadowing, but I don't think I did.

I will definitely continue with the series, but I'm prepared to feel kinda meh about it all. 3 stars.

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